Restoring a sporterized P13... My turn to play

[tatou]

The devil is in the details they say.... Finished a a few more today.
Installed the pilling swivel... had to thin the lug since it was too wide.


Since the stock was initially sanded during the ''sporterization'', the new wood had to follow the same profile. That meant the volley sight disc would sit higher than the wood near the bottom. I cheated by installing it at a slight angle and in order to do so i had to make a shim to go under it.
I also drilled the hole that goes though the stock to secure it in place... and to my amazement i was able to align it perfectly the first time. A small win that i gladly take.

I fabricated the small lower band stop pin using a common nail, rounded the tips, oil blackened and installed it.



Finally i had to remove a bit of wood of the inletting for the butt swivel base so it sat lower in the stock.


There's a bunch of small tweaking, fitting and tiny repairs i still want to make before final finishing (nothing worth showing) but if i'm not mistaking that completes all fabrication work.